Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Sigourney Weaver's Mama Bear Moment at Oscars

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Sigourney Weaver, known for her role as Ripley in Aliens, playfully protected Grogu from Kate Hudson at the 2026 Oscars, showcasing her mama bear instincts. She and Pedro Pascal presented the Production Design and Visual Effects awards, with Avatar: Fire and Ash winning the latter. Weaver will also star in the upcoming Mandalorian and Grogu film. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[e-mail] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [e-mail]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/245b22bd76a5e0f9

Here's more entertainment and celebrity news for March 16th. Sigourney Weaver brought back her fierce aliens vibe at the 26 Oscars. While presenting awards with her Mandalorian and Grogu co-star Pedro Pascal, she spotted Grogu sitting with Kate Hudson in the audience. Weaver playfully channeled her character Ripley, telling Hudson to back off from the little guy. The moment happened during their bit on production design. Weaver and Pascal talked of how designers build whole worlds from sketches.

When the camera cut to Grogu, goofing around with Hudson, who was up for best actress, Weaver jumped in with that classic protective line from the movie. Pascal cracked up and admitted it scared him a bit. He even joked about apologizing to Hudson on Weaver's behalf. But Weaver doubled down, owning her Mama Bear instincts in front of the crowd. The pair handed out the best production design Oscar to the team behind Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. They also gave best visual effects to Avatar, Fire and Ash, where Weaver voices key characters. Weaver's diving deeper into Star Wars 2. She'll play a new Republic leader opposite Pascal's Den Jarreen in the upcoming Mandalorian and Grogu film.

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